The world around us is changing,

Causing broken hearts and broken memories.

I don’t know why you regret the

Choices you made in life,

But things aren’t always that way.

I can not promise you the sun or

The moon because I wish I had them too.

The only thing I can tell you that

The world becomes a little brighter.

So we stand a world apart.

You have the Gulfs and I have the Pacific.

Yet we stand at the edge of the world

From our own roof tops full of bitterness,

But it can only get better.

We have lived a life full of chaos

Of those who would rip asunder the delicate

Fabric of our heart.

The only thing I can do is help you put

The piece together like a loyal friend.

I wish I could be the one to reach across

The fields of stars and help you understand.

We have our demons in our souls that

Tare at each other as we stand in arena

Watching and hoping for peace.

I want to be the angel that guides you

But my wings can only spread so far.

My words can only soothe the darkness your in.

I watch you huddle like I did when I was your age,

But all I can do is tell you that I’m near.

We have pricked our fingers on the broken

Shards of our hearts and sometimes

We are scared to try again,

And all I can do is try again.

I tell you to do the same,

But even I have my doubts on

My own heart.

I am lost as you are,

But don’t let the walls take you in.

Don’t surrender your heart and mind

To the madness of the cold emptiness.

For I am there for you as a Saint

09/26/2002

Author's Note: This is to my friend Jessica Steenbock

Posted on 09/26/2002
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